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Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: Terror on April 22, 2006, 10:15:49 PM

A must see.  Some graphic photos though...

Iraq Field Hospital SlideShow (http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-wounded-day1-fl,0,748929.flash)

Terror

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: Maverick on April 23, 2006, 10:06:16 AM

I figure it will get locked and the link lost but this was a good link IMO.

A BIG to those troops on the line and to the Medical folks treating them so they can return home to their loved ones.

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: RAIDER14 on April 23, 2006, 10:11:45 AM

Soldier Slideshow (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3456220005582127014&q=proud+to+be+an+american&pl=true)

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: rabbidrabbit on April 23, 2006, 10:39:27 AM

I hope it stays up.

There are shots of injured soldiers in surgery but above all else those of us who have not served should know what what it means to do so.  This is just one piece of the pie and the reason why I don't let any soldier pay for a meal when in uniform.

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: fd ski on April 23, 2006, 03:16:23 PM

Did you hear that guy ? 4th IED in 7 days ? That guy is unlucky to get so many, and lucky to survive them all...

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: Gunslinger on April 23, 2006, 03:37:12 PM

I thought it was good when they said that they have a 96% survivability rate if the wounded reach the hospital alive.

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: rabbidrabbit on April 23, 2006, 05:02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
I thought it was good when they said that they have a 96% survivability rate if the wounded reach the hospital alive.

Some go on to die later and there are plenty more who leave far less than whole.  The real costs are born by those who spend the rest of their lives paying the price as well as their families.

Title: Some folks to be proud of!!!
Post by: Gunslinger on April 23, 2006, 06:25:57 PM

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Originally posted by rabbidrabbit
Some go on to die later and there are plenty more who leave far less than whole.  The real costs are born by those who spend the rest of their lives paying the price as well as their families.

Either way to have a 96% chance of leaving the hospital alive is better than 95% or 50%.  I'd be curious to conpare the statistics for survivability rates of hospitals during 'nam.  Even more interesting would be seeing the percentage of WIAs actually making it to the hospital in the first place.